- On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term
- On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and
- also on the most recent date May 14, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 13 Nebraska Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a huge 43% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But in the slightly more than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock market prices of these same 13 Nebraska Companies have increased by a spectacular 437% through May 14, 2014, led primarily by Green Plains Renewable Energy's stock market price advancing by 19 times in the most recent roughly 5 years.
All 13 Nebraska Companies experienced stock market price increases in the most recent roughly 5 years.
In similar fashion, the US unemployment rate doubled from 5.0% in December 2007 to 10.0% in October 2009, early in President Obama's first term which was the very lowest point for the US Labor Market due to the lagging spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), taking full effect, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the US unemployment rate declined sharply from 10.0% in October 2009 to 6.3% in the most recently reported April 2014.
In like manner, Nebraska's unemployment rate increased from 3.0% in December 2007 to 4.8% in October 2009. And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), going full throttle, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the Nebraska State unemployment rate declined markedly, going from 4.8% in October 2009 to only 3.6% in the most recently reported April 2014.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 13 Nebraska Companies on May 14, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Nebraska Company | HQs | 5-14-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 5-14-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| $s | $s | $s | |||||
| Green Plains Renewable Energy | Omaha | NE | 26.87 | 1.32 | 13.29 | 1936% | -90% |
| Nelnet | Lincoln | NE | 39.81 | 4.75 | 12.71 | 738% | -63% |
| Cabela's Inc | Sidney | NE | 64.96 | 8.05 | 15.07 | 707% | -47% |
| National Research Corp | Lincoln | NE | 43.95 | 6.17 | 7.71 | 613% | -20% |
| Union Pacific | Omaha | NE | 192.21 | 34.98 | 62.81 | 449% | -44% |
| Lindsay Corp | Omaha | NE | 84.54 | 22.35 | 70.69 | 278% | -68% |
| Valmont Industries | Omaha | NE | 157.67 | 42.70 | 89.12 | 269% | -52% |
| TD Ameritrade | Omaha | NE | 30.60 | 10.70 | 20.06 | 186% | -47% |
| Berkshire Hathaway | Omaha | NE | 191,420 | 73,195 | 141,600 | 162% | -48% |
| ConAgra Foods | Omaha | NE | 31.47 | 14.71 | 23.79 | 114% | -38% |
| The Buckle | Kearney | NE | 47.99 | 22.94 | 22.00 | 109% | 4% |
| Werner Enterprises | Omaha | NE | 25.64 | 12.96 | 17.03 | 98% | -24% |
| America First Multifamily Investors LP | Omaha | NE | 6.01 | 5.03 | 6.44 | 19% | -22% |
| Average % Change all 13 | 437% | -43% |
